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11.12.2025 | Patents, IPI

Supporting the patent professionals of tomorrow

The Candidate Support Programme (CSP) offered by the European Patent Office (EPO) in cooperation...

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12.11.2025 | Patents, Law and policy

Planned commencement date of the patent law revision

The upcoming revision of patent law, which will introduce a mandatory search for all applications...

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Whether its our Müesli, smartphones or medication – intellectual property is ever-present in our lives. Our blog offers you an insight into the fascinating world of trade marks, patents, designs and copyright.

 

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A still from the short film"IPDENTICAL".
10.04.2019 | Anatol Heib

How colourless life would be without intellectual property

The award-winning short film ‘IPDENTICAL’ illustrates what everyday life would be like without intellectual property – grey and monotonous. The same…

The first Swiss patent.
01.02.2019 | Anatol Heib

This is the first Swiss Patent

One-hundred-and-thirty years ago, Paul Perret was granted the first patent in Switzerland. It was published on 1 November 1888. Since then, countless…

 
 

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